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Henceforth, cattle rustling or kidnapping in Katsina State, Nigeria’s North West Region, carry death sentence. Already, Governor Aminu Masari has signed into law mandatory death sentence for anyone convicted of the crimes. Masari’s action followed recent attacks in the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari in which more than 26 people in Dan Musa, Faskari and Batsari communities were slaughtered. Reacting to the incident, Buhari summoned Masari and ordered the Security Chiefs to investigate the killings. The commander-in-chief then directed the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu and Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, to set up an…

Nigeria began their quest for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup title in Poland with a resounding 4-0 victory over Qatar at the Mjieski Stadium, Tychy Friday. Paul Aigbogun sent out presumably his strongest line-up for the tricky clash, with Muhammad Tijani and Henry Offia leading the lines though Bournemouth’s starlet, Nnamdi Oforboh was only good for a bench role. Maxwell Effiom, one of the most influential players during the team’s last tournament in Niger gave his side the lead twelve minutes in when he tapped home after Qatari goalkeeper, Shehab Mamdouh could only parry skipper Ikouwem Utin’s delivery into…

The Supreme Court, Friday, sacked elected candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Zamfara State, but reinstated Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidates during the 2019 elections. Some of the affected APC bigwigs include the Governor-elect, Mukhtar Shehu Idris; Senators Abdulazeez Yari (Zamfara West); Aliyu Ikra Bilbis (Zamfara Central); Kaura Tijjani Yahaya (Zamfara North); seven elected members of the House of Representatives and 24 House of Assembly members. The five-member panel of justices in a unanimous judgment held that the party in the state failed to conduct primaries in accordance with the party rules. In the lead judgment by Justice…

In two weeks time, the embattled Theresa May will enter the history book as the second female British Prime Minister, going by her announcement to quit as Conservative Party’s leader on June 7. Margaret Thatcher was the first female British Minister successfully piloting the affairs of the country before her glorious exit. May’s entry into office began with promise and ended in tears: An emotional Theresa May finally announced the end of her short but tumultuous tenure as the UK’s prime minister on Friday, her voice quivering as she spoke. Speaking at 10 Downing Street on Friday, May said it…

Former Central Bank Governor and Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II, has been indicted in the alleged misappropriation of two billion dollars worth of Atlas Mara’s Union Bank Plc shares owned by 65,000 shareholders. News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in the Federal Ministry of Justice reports that on Thursday the Federal Government began a criminal investigation into the misappropriation. The petition entitled “Official corruption, misuse of FGN USD two billion, fraud and unjust enrichment of persons who dispossessed more than 65,000 Nigerians and conferred ownership of the Bank on few Nigerians and their foreign accomplices,” was submitted to…

The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, Thursday, pledged to re-organise police operations in Nigeria to stem insecurity in the country. Adamu stated this after his confirmation as IGP by the Police Council chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said that under his leadership, the police force would redouble its efforts to make the country crime free. When a journalist asked what his appointment meant to the police, he responded: “What it means for us that we have been given a tough task to make sure that we provide security within the country and make…

World leaders have felicitated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his historic electoral victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. With around half the 600 million votes cast counted, Election Commission data showed Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning 300 of India’s 543 elected lower house seats. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday congratulated his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for his party’s performance in the election. “I congratulate Prime Minister Modi on the electoral victory of BJP and allies. Look forward to working with him for peace, progress and prosperity in South Asia,” Khan said. The message comes as the…

The 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup tournament holding in Poland will see 24 countries fighting for the coveted trophy. The Mundial, which kicks off Thursday and ends on June 16, will witness an array of quality youngsters that participated in their various continental championships. The competition revealed the likes of Lionel Messi, Kanu Nwankwo, Cristiano Ronaldo Mikel Obi and current big names in world football. Nigeria is among the 24 countries taking part in this year’s championship after missing the last edition of the competition. The country’s Flying Eagles did not qualify for the last edition of the FIFA U-17…

The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, has apologised to Nigerians over his inability to fulfill his pledge to reduce the number of out-of-school children by half before the end of his tenure. Adamu, who spoke on Tuesday during his valedictory session at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja, said the menace has been so embarrassing especially when he attends foreign conferences, moreso as Nigeria is endowed with enormous resources. Nigeria remains the highest in the number of out-of-school children, reducing from 13.2 million to 10.1 million. The Minister said the uninspiring status of Nigeria parading the highest number of out-of-school…

Akwa Ibom Police Command says it has released on bail a staffer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state arrested over alleged illegal possession of card readers. The Police Public Relations Officer in the Police Command, SP Odiko Macdon, who confirmed the development to newsmen in Uyo on Wednesday, however, remarked that police have commenced a discreet investigation to get to the bottom of the matter. Mr. Ejike Nwankwo, a staffer of the INEC, Akwa Ibom State working in the ICT department was reported to have been arrested by some policemen during stop-and-search duty in Uyo. Macdon…